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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-05-06
A Famous Detective.

James jackson, the famous State detec-
tive, resides in Sing Sing, and is generally
in attendance at the prison. His duties
are to examine carefully the face of every
convict as he enters, and to scrutlnlze
every visitor in order to prevent any dis
charged convict from seeing his pals.
Occasionally he has to make long jour
neys in pursuit of runaway prisoners or to
identify criminals convicted in other
States. He never makes mistake; if
once he looks man in the eye he will
know him under any disguise, as he tells
his man by the look of his eyes. Once an
escaped convict had his nose pared
down one-third, but Jackson detected
him at once, notwithstanding this remark
able change of feature. Mr.. Jackson
is about feet inches in height, about
35 years old, of a light and sinewy build,
with black hair and piercing black eyes,
and is altogether remarkably handsome.
He knows about 10, 900 criminals, and it
is simply wonderful that he can distin-
guish the features of every one. On his
long journeys he eats very moderately
and always takes one Brandreth pill at
night. When much fatigued by the jolt
ing of the cars on his tiresome trips he
uses two Allcock's Porous Plasters on
the small of the back which give him
renewed vigor and quickly relieve him
of all WEAKNESS. These are the only two
remedies he uses, and he attributes his
vigor and remarkable health to Allcock's
Porous Plasters and Brandreth's Pills..
Sing Sing, NJ Y. Daily Register.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-05-06
A Northern California Forest.

Here the trees, of gigantic proportions,
grew in such close contiguity that it
seemed battle for life through lack of
space; and the trail followed narrowed
until horse and rider had barely room to
pass between the trees. The outspread-
ing branches, interlocked in inextricable
ENHANCEMENT, formed solid canopy of
foliage, excluding sunshine and light
so impenetratable that it was useless for
me to gaze up toward the heavens, or
even to guess the time of day from the
position of the sun, or from any glimmer
of its rays. Not carrying a watch, and
accustomed to tell the time by thelength
of the shadows, l became anxious from
my inability even to guess at the time of
day, and feared from the darkness of my
surroundings that the sun must be de-
scending far toward the horizon. But
after couple of hours of painful anxiety,
l at length emerged from the dark, dense,
and depressing forest, to find myself
once more under the blue canopy of a
California sky, and the sun with five
hours left to reach its resting place in the
west.- Overland.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-05-06
MONUMENTS TO ARTHUR.
Ono of Stone at the Grave and n Br0nZ,
Statue i'm Rev York City.

One of Stone at the Grave and Bronze
Statue in Rev York City.
Almost Immediately after the death of ex-
President Chester A. Arthur, movement
was quietly inaugurated among number
of Albany and New York eminent citizens
for the erection of G. monument. No pub
licity was given to the movement, as it was
purely private one. The money secured
exceeded the needs of the proposed structure,
and it is now proposed to erect two mon /
ments. The first is likely to be of SIT lie, u ii
Architect r. w. G bson Of Albany, h - oeen
invited TO submit drawing for it. Ex-
Surrogate Daniel G.. Rollins, Ju lge Elhu
Root, Hon. John H. Starin Cha les L. Tif.
iany and Cornelius Bliss of New York a re the
committee that has tie wo'k in charge and
TO whom the drawing will b. submit. ted. L.
is expected the monument will be in position
before next fall. 1t is proposed also o erect
another monument i'll public place in New
York city, and this latter IS likely to assume
the form of G standing, life sizs figure of the
late President, i'll bronze, upon suitable
pedestal
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-05-06
MANGLED BY MACHINERY.
TERRIBLE FATE OF A YOUNG WIDOW
IN NEW YORK.
Pulled Out by the Roots.

When the engines shut down in Lorillard's
tobacco factory, Jersey City, on the 9Oth, all
The girls in the packing room dropped work
and prepared TO go home. The young widow
Perrine was among them, and the young
women who bi eathe the factory atmosphere
all the week were chat'ering about plans
for o, few hours in the open air. Mrs.
q friend. A group of companions gathered
about her. In conversation she almost un-
consciously seated hersnlf on a broad belt
which hung from the pulleys and talked of
her plans for the morrow. It was against
the rules to go near the betting, but the
engines had stopped, the puleys were mo-
tionless the widow Perrine was weary with
her days work, and where was the harml
The factory girls about her were as gay and
gossipy as only group of girls can be with
nothing to do, ana plenty to say No one
noticed that the pul eys began to revolve,
and that the belt was once more taut
with motion-that is no one noticed
it till too late. The broad band of
leather was suddenly swept toward the
ceiling with the helpless widow in its
deadly grip. Her companions reached out to
save er, but IN vain. Before they could
fairly realize what had happened her body
had pressed ha against the shining pu,leys,
and her screams filled the factory. The poor
woman's companions looked at her in helpless
horror A young man, attracted from an.
other room, rushed for the engne0room to
get the engineer to stop the machinery. 1t
was stopped but not until too late. The uns
fortunate woman's body was too large to
pass through the aperture between the pulley
wheels and the ceiling, but her arms were
dragged over the glittering bands of Steel
and she hung there powerless to release her.
self and screechng with pain.
One arm was pulled from its socket and
dropped to the floor. The pulleys kept
rolling around, and as the widow Perrine
hung by the only ann left her she could not
help looking on the mauglei limb few feet
beneath. Her companions saw that she did
not lose consciousness. In minute or two
the machinery stopped again, and she
dropped to the fioor her other arm hanging
to her body by only few shreds of flesh.
She had strength enough 10 st up for mo>
ment or two, but soon sank back on the floor
unconscious. A physician had been sum-
moned from his Office in the building, but he
realized instantly that nothing could be done
for her
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-05-06
SELECT SIFTINGS.

Esmeralda county, New, has q new
geyser hot enough to cook potatoes.
The public records in England began
to be regularly preserved in HOO, by
order of Henry l.
Bees were introduced into Boston in
1870, and have since spread over the
american continent.
The invention of pumps is ascribed to
Danans, at Linden, 1885, but they were
in use in England fifty years before.
Professor Turner, the Edinburgh
anatomist, gets $50, 900 year, the high
est salary paid any professor in the world.
The elections in France, Spain and
other European countries are held on
Sunday for convenience sake only, as it
is less difficult for all classes to take time
for voting on that day.
Milton used twice as many Latin as
Saxon words, but he used the latter so
much more frequently that in Paradise
Lost" eighty per cent. are Saxon, and in
'L'Allegro" ninety per cent.
An old-time Montana freighter, and
for many years in charge of one of the
largest bull trains in the Northwest, says
it is fact that during hard winter liv-
ing cattle will eat the dead ones. He
has seen them many times.
In Germany, till the reign of Charlie.
mango at the close of the eighth century,
there were no towns except few that
had been erected on the Rhine and
Danube by the Romans. Lubec was the
first on the Baltic, being founded A. D.
1140.
The Chinese were the first people to
make wall paper. They made it in square
blocks, stamped to initiate embossed
leather. The Dutch imported such papers
about the last of the sixteenth century.
They began to copy the Chinese papers
about 1910.
The largest fall of snow at one time il
the month of April is said by an old res
ident to have been on the 18th of April,
1921, and was four feet in depth. The
hot sun of the succeeding days soon
melted it away. The heaviest fall of snow
in May was in the year 1643.
Supernumerary toes and fingers are
said to be of quite frequent occurrence
among certain African tribes. DR.. Stoekly
mentions the case of Catfre, eighteen
years old, who had six fingers on each
hand. His parents, four sisters and a
brother, had the same,and his mother had
also double series of toes on both feet
The making of glass is said to have
been taught the Egyptians by Hermes.
Pliny credits its discovery to Syria. 1t
was in use among the Romans in the
time of Tiberius, and excavations at
Pompeii show that windows were formed
of it prior to A. D. 70. 1t is said to have
been introduced into England by Bene.
dict Biscop, Abbot of Weymouth, in A,
D. 676.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-05-06
NOT A CONFEDERATION.
Prof. Smith on "Vhy Ireland ShOulo
Not Have Home Rale."

In his lectur before professors and stud
ents at Cornell University, on Recent
Changes in English Polity," Prof. Goodwin
Smith, the Eng ish historian replied to the
question "Why Should Not Ireland Have
Home Rule2 as follows
I'VE En- lish are not confederation and
you cannot make us confederation without
totally altering or subverting the British
constitution without doing away with tho
sovereign power Parliament and without
making Scotland, Ireland and Wales each a
state, Even ifso fundamental revolution
should be thought OF, the component parts of
the United Kingdom would not be fl for
federal union. That requires group Of
equally powerful states aud by such con
federation you would have Ireland, Scotland
and Wales in cable against England" Prof.
Smith advised his hearers 10 guard against
the tone and tendency of the American press,
which, he said, was not so impartial as the
liberal press in Europe. He regarded the
outlook for the British nation as not very
bright. People begin to talk of terrible
things, inasmuch as the English nation has
slidden unconsciously toward democracy
without revising her constitution, and with
no safeguards. Political wisdom seems now
at low ebb and the traditional good sense of
the English PEOPLE can only be looked to for
tiding the ship of state through the present
crisis
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-05-06
PINNED IN THE ENGINES WRECK.
Horrible Death OF n Fireman ana n
Brak eman on the Reading.

A coal and freight train came in COLI
sion on the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad at Mintzar's switch, two miles west
of Tamaqua, Pa and brakeman who was
riding on the engine was killed. He was
pinned fast on the seat in the engine cab and
scalded TO death by escaping steam. He
lived about half au hour in this position. The
engine had to be pried apart with iron bars
before h body could lie extricated He was
twenty one years old and unmarried. The
fireman saw the coal train comIug and tried
to jump, but one leg was caught between the
engine and tie water tank and pinch, d
off above the knee, dropping him to the en-
bankment from whence no crawled fifty
feet. Amputation was performed; it is
doubtful il he can live. The freight train
engineer was injured internally, but it is
thought not seriously. Both locomotives are
completely wrecked and fully twenty coal
and freight cars and the damage TO railroad
property is estimated at $4,000. The cause
of the accidents laid TO the lie pa cher's Office,
orders hav ng been sent to hold the cJal
train at East Mahanoy Junction after it had
passed that point, and therefore too late. An
engine was sent out to catch tile freight train
and stop it, but that was too late.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-05-06
IRISH GRIMES ACT.
An Amendment Defeated on n Division
in the House of Commons.


The House of Commons on the Goth went
into committee on the Irish crimes act
amendment bill Mr.. I. NJ. Healy proposed
that the word offence in the act should be
changed to the word crime. Mr.. Dillon and
Mr.. Bradlaugh supported the proposal. Mr..
Balfour, chief secretary for ireland, declined,
on behalf of the government, to accept the
change. Sir William Vernon Harcourt
said 1t was evident that the bill was not IN
tended to punish crime in Ireland, bu6 was
designed for applying penalties by the resi-
dent m 9gistrates 10 new offences created by
the bill. Mr.. Gladstone advised the govern-
ment to concede MIR. Healy's amendment. The
word "ofence" could not be held to be strictly
Synonymous with The word crime in the bill.
II the government desired strictly le a uSe
of the measure they would accept accurate
definitions.
A division was taken, and the am 'ndment
was defeated by voc of 157 to 12J
DR.. Commins, member for South Roscom-
mon, Liberal moved that the crimes act
should not be retrospective. Mr.. Healy, in
supporting the motion, said be would advise
his countryInen to- refuse 10 answer sum
Inonses under the clause if the act were made
retrospective. The attorney general and
the so icitor general spoke in opposition to
the amendment. They said the bin was only
intended to punish crime. DR.. Comm ms
amendment was negative without division.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-05-06
GRANTS BIRTHDAY.
slxTY-FoURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
SOLDIERS BIRTHDAY.

Celebration I'm New York and Formation
ofthe Grant Birthday Association.
A dispatch from New York April 27 says:
Sixty-four years ago tod9y Ulysses S. Grant
was born. The anniversary was celebrated
in the Fifth Avenue Hotel by the formation
of the "Gr ant Birthday Association"
Among those present were General Sherman,
Rosco, Co nkling, General H. T. Coils, Lo-
gan c. Murray, General Winslow end Ham
ilton Fish, Jr. General Coils called the
meeting to order and moved that General
Sherman be made chai man. When the
veteran took the position Of honor
he spoke q few eulogstic words of
his old chief and said that he and Grant
were firm and devoted friends for forty
years. General H. T. Coils was then made
secret tary. Among those who sent letters
were Ham lton Fish, Roger A. Pryor, Adam
Badeau, Levi p Morton, E. P. Alexander,
who was m mber Of Lees staff; Joseph W.
Drexel and Rev. Dr. Storrs, all of them ex-
pressing their hear'y sympathy with the
objects of the movements
A letter received from c. B. Potter created
some comment, as he does not appear to be
quite in sympathy with the movement. He
wrote: Few men hold in higher esteem
than l do the services VIII ch he rendered
to his ecu ntry. But I think we
are too prons to concentrate the honor
which belongs to many and TO others in
equal degree, upon one man and one name.
l would not have our children and chlldren's
children taught thai this nation was saved by
General Grant, nor by any one general;
rather, the immortality of strength in the
Union itself made General Grant and saved
him, as it made and saved for immortality a
host of other great soldiers and great and
good men. 1t will be time enough to COM
nence to immortalizs these men by making
celebrations of their birthdays perpetual
when the mists, the passions and the preju-
dices of the generation have passed. A
motion to form the a'sociation was adopted.
Roscoe Coakling said: 81 am glad to see
the resolutions adopted, but no resolution
framed within these walls is necessary to
prevent mankind celebrating the birth and
death of the illuStriouS Grant. Although he
has retreated before us from the din of life,
his services and career shall not fall into OBJ
livon. As long as appreciation remains
virtue of man 50 long shal; the name of
Grant live"
At the suggestion of Mr.. Conkling it was
decided not to make the a sociation a ma
tonal one, but confine it to New York. TIE
meeting was then adjourned, with the un-
derstanding that the committee of thil teen to
be appointed by the chair will take active
steps towards having April n made a state
holiday.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-05-06
Queer Animal Pets.

In southern countries firefies have been
often used by ladies to decorate their hair
at night, and famous fop of Mexico
always wore a number about his som.
brero.
The curious walking sticks (mantis)
and the walking-leaf are sometimes used
in the countries in which they are found
~as decorations.
In China, years ago, small variety OF
quail was used by Chinese ladies of rank
to warm the hands, being held in them
and passed around to be petted and en-.
ioyed as living warming pan.
Thousands of goldfshes were sold in
New York in 1876 to decorate rooms,
and the fashion is one that should be
kept up-a beautifully colored fish in a
fancifully shaped acquarium forming an
attractive addition to library.
Not only is the living beetle used but
dead beetles arc made into studs and pins,
the rich Brazilian green varieties being
most valued. In Europe or rather
Northern Africa, the scarabeus is es-
teemed, and models in stone are used as
seals ana CnarmS.
A few years ago there was sudden de
mand in New York for young alligators,
and large orders were sent to Florida,
and hundreds of the reptiles were sent
north and sold. Gentlemen sent them to
their lady friends and carried them about
in their pockets.
A few seasons since young lady ap.
peared at theatre in New York with a
live green snake coiled around her arm.
The little creature was perfectly harm
less, and with its rich coloring formed an
attractive foil. 1t is needless to say that
the fashion did not take, though gold
and silver snakes for the wrist, arm and
fingers are still worn, and, for that mat
ter, were fashionable hundreds of years
| ago.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-05-06
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Public Printer Benedict says i'll an inter-
view about the government printing office:
1.-The office Is turning out more work at less
expense than ever before. When first took
charge there were 242O people employed;
now there are less than 1000 There are
more skilled workmen in the office low than
ever before in proportion to its force, and
the men are making more money on an
average, Ihavs taken care in making dis
charges to select as much as possible the least
skillul workmen.
The board OF naval officers on armored
cruisers have adjourned till May IL, after
holding three sessions The duty of the
board is TO award the two prizes of sl5, 600
each for the best aTmored cruiser and best
bolted ship. The naval officers on the board
report that Mr.. Burgess, the yacht builder,
is proving a valuable member of the board,
and that his judgment will be OF material
assistance in the selections of the plans.
The board will mako its de-
cision shortly after it reassembles
There is reason to believe from what the
members Of the commission said before leav-
ing Washington for the South that tho inter-
state commerce commission will say to the
railways when the time fixed for the tenn
porary suspension of the long and short haul
clause OF the interstate commerce law ex-
pires that they must go ahead under the law
as it stands, make out their schedules of
rates for long and shor5 hauls and put them
in actual operation.
The department of state has been informed
by the United States consul-general at Ber-
lin Of the issuance of an order by the police
authorities of that and other German cities,
recitng tha decisions of the royal p ivy
court establishing the principle that dentists,
who have received diplomas in foreign
countries, can only assume their title in Ger
many upon having secured certificate of
qualification from the board of examiners of
The German empire, and requiring all per-
sons to abstain from the use OF the designa-
tion american dentisLn in connection with
the title of doctor.
Treasurer Jordan has returned to Wash
ington and resumed his duties at the treas
ury department. He says that he saw exU
Secretary Manning just before he left Lol-
don on the 2lst inst, and was very much
encouraged at his condition. The severe cod
from which he was suffering when he arrived
in England had entirely disappeared, and his
spirits were of the Lest
The court of claims has resumed the con-
sideration OF the French spoliation cases. The
delay hus been due to the request Of the gov
ernment for further time for preparation.
The court has decided that claims properly
presented shall be paid, and the fact that the
judgments already made have not been paid
is the fault Of congress- and not of the court
of claims.
Secretary Lamarsay that perfect harmony
of views exists between the president and
himself in the Gulford Miller homestead
case as well as the general land policy
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-05-06
FOREIGN.

A dispatch to the London STANDARD from
Belgrade says that Russia feeling is becom-
ing SO strong in ServIa that it would not be
surprise II King Milan should make conceS-
sions to Russia.
The Ottawa river wharves at Ottawa, Ont.
have been ali seriously damaged by large
ma ses of ice moving down.
The Schnaebele incident is on the verge
Of settlement. Although the German gov
ernment is able 10 pace before NJ. Herbette,
the French ambassador, absolute evidence
that Schnaebele had long been actively en-
gagged in melting conspiracy and acting as
spy i'll Alsace, and proving that he was ar
rested in German territory, it is reported
that in official circles that to concilate
France, Germany will offer to release Schnae-
belle on condition that he Ee removed from
the frontier posts.
Custom officers throughout Great Britain
and Ireland have received stringent orders
TO search all vessels arriving from America,
China and the east, the government having
been warne that explosives have been sent
from San Francisco to ports in the east, to
be transshipped to England.
Reports at Montreal from Medicine Hat
say that the Blood Indians arc becoming
bold, and are firing upon scouting parties OF
mounted police. rong detachment has
been sent in pursuit. They are killing cattle
right and left.
There is crisis in tho Serviln cabinet, the
ministers being divided over the
question Of Serva's foreign policy. M.
Garachinine, the premier, has resigned, and
King Milan has accepted the resignation.
Premier Goblet has received a dispatch
from NJ. Herbetta stating that Primes Bis
marck has ordered the release OF M. Schnae-
belle
N. Schnaebele has arrived in Paris and
was received by the prime minister and by
M. Flourens La France has started a
national subscription for the purpose of pre-
senting him with diamond of The Order OF
the Legion of Honor
A court-martial in Athens has sentenced
to death three officers for cowardice, in having
surrendered to the Turks durng frontier
lighting, and acquitted five Others charge.
with ths same often O.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-05-06
A Fortune Assured.

First Omaha Mani am in luck at
last. A friend of mine has sent me a
magnificent birds-eye view of London,
photographed from balloon"
Second Omaha Man." What use is
that 2"
"Why, I can have thousands of copies
struck off at small expense and sell
them for $1OO apiece down in Kansas 2"
"Ohl come now. Who would pav
that for them in Kansas 2"
"The real estate agents-to show
what their new towns will look like
when they're bigger. ~ Omaha World.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-05-06
sIung by Tarantula.

Bridget Morgan, kitchen girl in hote
at Chicago, while engaged in cutting son G
bananas from huge bunch which bad re-
Gently been brought in, was severely sung
IN the ri ht thumb by tarantuil wu;cn
was conce,led in the fruit. Instantly hor
hand and arm bee lmH inflamed, and in a
short limo the ent.ie Inns was TERRIBLY
swo len. while the pain was most ex.
cruc am 2. Every device known was APP
piled 10 a lay tue pan anl exit act the deadly
pi OF. The girl is t4en pl zee u er tie
influence lmulauts and conveyed to her
b. in a stupor